I hear a lot of young people blame the inequalities of the world on ‘capitalism’ and the ‘patriarchy’, however, this assumption is far from truth. When people blame the patriarchy on inequalities, they are taking a small sub-set of males who are hyper-productive and hyper-intelligent and using them to generalise…

A study from the US found that when one goes from broke to making more money, levels of happiness increases. However, once you reach $75,000, any increase in income after that does not increase levels of happiness. Now, this study was conducted a few years ago, so that figure would…

Personality psychology studies individual differences in thought, emotion and behaviour. Dr Jordan Peterson describes personality as low-resolution solutions to the highly complex problems presented before us every day. These individual differences account for the diverse dynamics you see in family units, social circles, workplaces, government and society. In reference to…

1) Making content helps me refine what I’m learning. They say the best way to learn something is to teach it. Reading, researching and then communicating what you’ve learned helps solidify your expertise in your respective field of knowledge. 2) Art doesn’t need to be perfect to provide value to…

I was reflecting on the situation in Lebanon late last night. The country is in chaos with political corruption and economic instability, perhaps the worst economy the nation has ever seen. I have heard first-hand stories of people who had their whole bank accounts seized and stolen by their corrupt…

The human being is a political animal, and the extent to which this is the case is quite significant. Just look to the eternal battle between the left and right, the democrats and the republicans, the liberals and the conservatives; a perpetual division created by competing political ideologies and philosophies…

There’s no denying that Adolf Hitler was a very traumatised, sick individual. He experienced abuse in early childhood, and some suggest that he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. …

I love democracy, and I love capitalism. The West is the epitome of a democratic and capitalist success story. I love freedom more than most other things in life — Vive La Liberté. But while we sit here and pontificate over who is the better president of America, and we…

Who’s right, who’s wrong? Political ideological conflict will always occur between the right and left. It’s like one long, never-ending battle of conflicting views, perspectives and priorities. That is exactly how it should be. We need conflict, discussion and debate to keep the wheels churning forward in our democratic societies. …